[Adopted 10-11-1994 by Ord. No. 6-1994; amended in its entirety 4-10-2012 by Ord. No. 5-2012]
The Council of the Borough of Upland finds it
to be in the best interest of the residents of the Borough of Upland
that any person, persons, firm or corporation who or which engage
in or work at the business of plumbing or home drainage must be, or
have in their employ, an accredited master plumber or journeyman plumber,
and that any person, persons, firm or corporation who or which engage
in or work at the business of heating, or ventilation, or air conditioning
(HVAC) must be, or have in their employ, an accredited master HVAC
mechanic or journeyman HVAC mechanic, and furthermore that each aforementioned
master or journeyman plumber and master or journeyman HVAC mechanic
will be required to register with the Borough Plumbing Inspectors
office and obtain a license from said office for such purpose, to
the end that only responsible and qualified persons shall be permitted
to engage in such businesses in the Borough of Upland.
A.
In order
to qualify for such certificate or license and to be registered as
aforesaid, it shall be necessary that said person, persons, firm(s)
or corporation(s) shall have had a master plumber's and/or journeyman
plumber's license and have been registered as a master plumber or
a journeyman plumber in the Borough of Upland prior to the passage
of this article, or shall hold a current master plumber's or journeyman
plumber's license from a recognized municipality, or shall satisfactorily
pass an examination as hereinafter provided for.
B.
In order
to qualify for such certificate or license and to be registered as
aforesaid, it shall be necessary that said person, persons, firm(s)
or corporation(s) shall have had a master HVAC mechanic's and/or a
journeyman HVAC mechanic's license and have been registered as a master
HVAC mechanic or an HVAC mechanic in the Borough of Upland prior to
the passage of this article, or shall hold a current master HVAC mechanic's
or journeyman HVAC mechanic's license from a recognized municipality,
or shall satisfactorily pass an examination as hereinafter provided
for.
A.
A journeyman plumber shall be every person having served:
B.
A master plumber shall be every person who:
(1)
Shall have been examined and a licensed journeyman plumber by a municipality
whose testing is approved by the Regional Certification Council or
has passed the National Standards Test administered by the International
Code Council, Inc.
(2)
Shall have been a licensed journeyman plumber for not less than one
year prior to the date of application for certification testing and
be approved by the Plumbing Inspector of the Borough of Upland.
C.
A journeyman mechanical contractor shall be every person having served:
D.
A master HVAC mechanic shall be every person who:
(1)
Shall have been examined and a licensed journeyman HVAC mechanic,
licensed by a municipality whose testing is approved by the Regional
Certification Council or has passed the National Standards Test administered
by the International Code Council, Inc.
(2)
Shall have been a licensed journeyman HVAC mechanic for not less
than one-year prior to the date of application for certification testing
and be approved by the Plumbing Inspector of the Borough of Upland.
A.
All master and journeyman plumbers with experience as defined in § 140-5 above are hereby required to obtain a passing grade on the appropriate examinations administered by the Regional Examination Board or the International Code Council, Inc., to be recognized and licensed in the Borough of Upland.
B.
Said examinations are set down and details provided
for under the joint cooperative agreement entitled "Joint Agreement
Providing for Establishment of Regional Qualifications and Examination
of Master and Journeyman Plumbers and for Reciprocal Recognition of
Licensees," agreed to and adopted by Ordinance No. 6-1994, of October
11, 1994.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: Said agreement is on file in the Borough offices.
Every registered master plumber shall have a
bona fide place of business and shall display on the front of his,
her or their place of business, a sign "Registered Plumber" bearing
the names of the person, persons, firm or corporation in letters not
less than three inches high. Such registered master plumbers shall
also display a sign of the same size, nature and content on each and
every vehicle used in the business and in front of every building
where he or she is performing plumbing work.
All applications must be filed in writing with
the Plumbing Inspector and appropriate fees paid. If the applicant
shall be found competent by the Plumbing Inspector, he or she shall
thereupon issue a registration license/certificate to said applicant.
Any person, persons, firm or corporation having
been registered and licensed under the provisions of this article,
upon his, her or their retirement, or in the event that he, she or
they cease to engage in any way in the business of plumbing or house
or building drainage, shall within 10 days surrender his, her or their
license/certificate of registry to the office of the Plumbing Inspector.
Registration license/certificates of all master
plumbers and journeyman plumbers shall expire at 12:00 midnight on
December 31 of each year following the date of issue, unless prior
thereto the registration is revoked, suspended or surrendered. Upon
payment of the annual license fee as set forth by resolution of the
Borough Council, prior to the expiration date, the said registration
shall be renewed for another year, and the authority to continue to
engage in the business of plumbing shall continue. There is no fee
required for apprentices.
A.
A register of all such applicants and the license/certificate
issued shall be recorded in a register and kept in the office of the
Plumbing Inspector, which register shall be exhibited by the Plumbing
Inspector to all persons determined by the Plumbing Inspector to have
a legitimate interest, or on specific direction from the Council President
of the Borough of Upland.
B.
Each person, persons, firm or corporation, in registering
or at any time thereafter, on the request of the Plumbing Inspector,
shall provide the full name or names of the person, persons or firm
or officers' names of the corporation and the names of all apprentices
in their employ.
The Borough Council of the Borough of Upland
shall appoint a competent person as Plumbing Inspector, whose duties
shall be to supervise, superintend and inspect all plumbing installations
and house or building plumbing in conformity with the provisions of
this article and who shall he a registered master plumber. The Plumbing
Inspector shall receive compensation as shall be determined from time
to time by resolution of Borough Council.
Nothing in this article or in the Plumbing Code
hereby adopted shall be construed to affect any suit or proceeding
impending in any court, or any rights acquired, or liability incurred,
or any cause or causes of action acquired or existing, under any act
or ordinance hereby repealed; nor shall any just or legal right or
remedy of any character be lost, impaired or affected by this article.
